Alberta · CanadaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Pollinger

2,816 mSnow likely Jan–May · Sep–Dec

Elevation2,816 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation1.2 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul12°average high

51.53° N, 116.60° WElevation 2,816 mUTC−6 · Mountain Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,816 m
Mid-mountain2,180 m
Valley · Lake Louise1,538 m

Freezing level in October: 1,750 m

iThe mountain

Mount Pollinger in brief

Mount Pollinger rises to 2,816 m, Alberta, Canada.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 12°, while nights fall below freezing in 10 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to September.

The nearest town is Lake Louise, 31 km to the E at 1,538 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,816 m · 9,239 ft
Region: Alberta
Country: Canada
Coordinates: 51.5297, -116.5989
Nearest airport: Calgary International Airport (YYC) · 186 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Mount Pollinger by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Mount Pollinger by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-15°	-12°	-7°	-3°	2°	7°	12°	12°	6°	-2°	-11°	-17°
Average low	-21°	-20°	-16°	-11°	-7°	-3°	1°	1°	-4°	-12°	-18°	-23°
Precipitation	119 mm	75 mm	77 mm	77 mm	107 mm	158 mm	154 mm	137 mm	111 mm	100 mm	123 mm	112 mm
Cloud cover	61%	54%	56%	52%	49%	48%	36%	35%	40%	49%	62%	59%
Daylight	8h 21	10h 01	11h 50	13h 52	15h 37	16h 37	16h 11	14h 38	12h 41	10h 44	8h 53	7h 52
Month score	12	27	26	28	21	18	31	31	23	23	12	15

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–May · Sep–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	50 m	400 m	1,050 m	1,750 m	2,450 m	3,150 m	3,750 m	3,750 m	2,950 m	1,750 m	500 m	valley
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Pollinger in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Canada

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Hector	3,394 m	1,759 m	24 km E	9°
Mount Mummery	3,331 m	481 m	23 km NW	9°
Mount Balfour	3,272 m	934 m	10 km NE	9°
Mount Stephen	3,199 m	989 m	18 km SE	10°
Mount Patterson	3,197 m	810 m	24 km N	10°
Cathedral Mountain	3,189 m	–	21 km SE	10°
Mount Baker (Waputik Mountains)	3,180 m	490 m	15 km N	10°
Mont des Poilus	3,161 m	466 m	7.3 km N	10°